XBox One Voice Commands

If you’re a proud new owner of an XBox One this holiday season, you’re probably still learning everything about it. I was lucky enough to get mine on launch day and you can read my XBox One First Impressions article. Microsoft has been known for voice commands for years. They were one of the first to integrate it into their smartphones back in Windows Mobile and they’re the technology behind the Ford Sync system. Now, they’ve finally brought it to the XBox and it works quite well. Here are a list of voice commands you can use with your new XBox One and what each of them do.

Basic Commands

Xbox on – Wakes up Xbox One, can turn on television and cable/satellite set-top box

Xbox turn off – Puts Xbox One to sleep/off, can turn off television and cable/satellite set-top box. You’ll then have to confirm you want to turn it off with a “yes”